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 Morgan Brown
President |
Originally from Houston, TX, Morgan has found himself involved with entrepreneurial ventures throughout his life. Whether it was opening a new restaurant in Hanover, NH, closing a website design firm after just 6 months, or providing competitive entertainment on Thursday nights with his Bar Sports League in Stamford, CT, Morgan has always found himself excited by the ever-changing nature of entrepreneurship.
After graduating from Dartmouth College, Morgan worked in CPG consulting in Connecticut for Cannondale Associates where he used marketing analytics to help manufacturers of consumer goods better position their products to retailers. He came back to McCombs because he knew that he needed to learn more about all aspects of business if he wanted to really run his own someday. In addition to Entrepreneur Society, Morgan is a VP in the Graduate Business Technology Group, a member of the wine, golf, and soccer clubs, and one of the MBA Bloggers. You can view his and other bloggers’ blogs at: http://blogs.mccombs.utexas.edu/mba-students/. |
 Kim Bell
VP |
Kim grew up in Houston and attended The University of Texas at Austin where she was a member of the Texas Cheerleading team and VP of Networking for the Sports, Entertainment and Media Association. Upon graduating with a degree in Communication Studies, Kim moved to New York City where she first spent several years working in entertainment marketing and later in client relations for an investment bank.Knowing she wanted to start her own business and plant roots in Austin, Kim decided to return to UT and pursue her MBA at the McCombs School of Business. In addition to serving as a Vice President for the Entrepreneur Society, Kim is also actively involved in Graduate Women in Business as well as the Wine Club.
Currently, Kim is in the process of starting her own business venture—a boutique fitness studio with a unique “spin” on the traditional workout. When she’s not doing schoolwork or putting in hours on her company, Kim can be found running the trail around Lady Bird Lake, relaxing at Mozart’s Café or indulging in her favorite treats at the Hey, Cupcake! trailer on South Congress. |
 Christine Chen
VP |
Christine, originally from Tulsa, OK, but grew up in Denver, Colorado and Houston, Texas, attended Rice University where she received her BA in Economics, Managerial Studies, and Visual Arts. After undergrad she spent 3 years working for IT consulting companies and managed Oracle implementation teams across the world.Though she spent 3 years in consulting, Christine’s two greatest passions are small businesses and filmmaking. While working in consulting, she started up her own piano teaching business and production company. Christine has worked as a freelance filmmaker for 6 years and recently launched her company website Moth to Flame Films (http://www.mothtoflamefilms.com) with her music video “Gettin’ My MBA” that was shot at McCombs, her first year (https://www.texasexes.org/blog/?tag=/getting+my+mba+video). Christine is focusing on marketing and entrepreneurship and hopes to learn more about ways to integrate social media marketing and new technologies into the film industry.
Besides filmmaking and business, Christine is also a volunteer emergency medical technician and firefighter. She loves cycling, outdoor activities, dancing, and watching movies. |
 Adam Glick
VP |
Adam Glick, originally from Texarkana TX, attended The University of Texas at Austin where he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering. A passionate entrepreneur, Adam started his first business in 2004 after returning from a semester abroad in China. CampusPokerShop.com designed, imported, and marketed collegiate themed poker chips for popular national universities.Following graduation Adam spent three years in Washington DC working for the Clark Construction Group, the largest general contractor in the Mid-Atlantic region. As a project engineer, Adam was involved in the bidding, hiring, and management of a wide variety of subcontractors on $100+ million dollar commercial projects.
Adam moved back to Austin in 2010 where he is currently a full-time MBA student at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business concentrating in entrepreneurship and management. In addition the Entrepreneur Society, Adam is vice-president of the MBA Golf Association and Jewish MBA Association. |
 David Isquick
VP |
David grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, a town known for its good weather and outstanding sports teams. He attended the University of Michigan where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, he moved to Austin, and started work at Samsung Austin Semiconductor. At Samsung, David worked as a measurement engineer. He managed a small team of engineers and technicians that patrolled the production floor wearing bunny suits.Realizing that the best part of his job was interacting with internal customers and developing solutions to fit their needs, he decided that he wanted to pursue marketing and eventually own his own company. In August 2010, he began school at McCombs School of Business. He is focusing on High-Tech Marketing and Entrepreneurship. In his small amount of free time, he enjoys long distance running and going to the Alamo Drafthouse. |
 Ben Pruden
VP |
Ben attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, studied History in Music and graduated in 2003. Shortly afterwards he moved to Beijing, China where he started learning Chinese and researching an opportunity to start an English and Chinese language training school. Together with partners from Hong Kong he set up Executive Communication, Beijing in 2004 and ran it until January 2008 during which time he grew the company to over $1mm in revenue. At this time he decided to transition back to the US.In February 2008 Ben started working in sales and client development in San Francisco for Elanex Inc., a SaaS and professional language translation service platform. Ben worked with companies in software, hardware, gaming, market research, and travel helping them to manage the translation of their information assets into over 100 languages.
Ben is passionate about international business, entrepreneurship, and information technology. In addition to Entrepreneurs Society, Ben holds an officer position with the Graduate Business Technology Group. |
 Jonathan Spillman
VP |
Jonathan is an MBA 2012 candidate at the McCombs School of Business, concentrating in entrepreneurship. Originally from Austin, TX, Jonathan left the Lone Star State after high school to attend Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. In addition to earning a BS in Business Management, Jonathan competed as a Division I scholarship athlete on the Georgia Tech Track & Field team.
After graduation, Jonathan worked in Atlanta for five years in various finance and strategy roles. Most recently, he served as a Director of Finance for one of the largest global electronic payment providers. Jonathan’s decision to attend graduate school, and more specifically The University of Texas, stemmed from a desire to pivot his career in a more entrepreneurial direction. In addition to the Entrepreneur Society, Jonathan is an active member of Venture Fellows, Net Impact, the Graduate Marketing Network, and the CleanTech Group. He is also the founder of Pints for Parkinson’s Austin – a grassroots community fundraising initiative. |
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Luke Jones |
Luke is awesome. |
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Heidi Burns |
Heidi, originally from Marietta, GA attended Vanderbilt University where she received her BS in Engineering Science and Economics. After undergrad she spent 6 years working for Accenture where she managed supply chain implementations at Fortune 500 companies, working with multiple teams across countries. This career path also supported her love of travel, allowing Heidi to live and work in number of new cities over the years including New York, Honolulu, and Denver. |
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Shabnam Dadkhah |
Shabnam received her degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California San Diego and worked in the defense industry for several years before deciding to attend the McCombs School of Business in 2009. While working at Raytheon, Shabnam had the chance to lead teams both in the office and onboard the USS San Antonio fleet ships. As someone who is excited about new innovations in technology, Shabnam plans to contribute to Entrepreneur Society with all things Web2.0. Her true passion lies in intersection of technology, arts and media. Concentrating in Management and Entrepreneurship, Shabnam hopes to pursue tech innovations via corporate “Intrapreneurship.” |
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Brian Floyd |
Brian attended the University of Texas at Austin earned his BBA in Finance and a minor in Accounting. Following graduation Brian worked briefly as an equities day trader for Zone Trading Partners. Realizing that he did not fit the day trader mold, Brian redirected his focus on a different career path. He came to AXA in 2005 as a Financial Advisor and found he enjoyed being able to work with and help people reach their financial goals.In November of 2006, Brian made the move to Wachovia, where he was still able to work with people and provide financial advice. However, with the Wachovia platform he was able to add to his available products and services.
During his career in banking, Brian realized that his passion lay outside the realm of sales and customer service. Craving a career change, Brian applied and was accepted to The University of Texas McCombs School of Business full-time MBA program. Brian will graduate in the spring of 2011. He has interest in the Clean Tech industry and has focused his education on energy, operations/supply chain, and entrepreneurship. |
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Aaron Lyons |
Aaron is a second year student at McCombs concentrating in entrepreneurship and marketing. Prior to business school, Aaron was a Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, where he led global teams in the areas of strategic change management, talent management, mergers & acquisitions, learning and development, and technology adoption for over a dozen Fortune 500 clients across various industries.After selling a business he started while in college, Aaron worked for 2 start-ups and was a portfolio associate at The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas.
Aaron holds a BS in Corporate Communications from The University of Texas, where he graduated with honors in 2005. In addition to Entrepreneur Society, Aaron is actively involved in Marketing Fellows, Graduate Marketing Network, Nutrition and Wellness Association, and co-founded MBA FAST (fitness and strength training). |
| 2009 | |
 Naruby SchenkerPresident |
Naruby is a MBA 2010 candidate at McCombs. She will graduate in May 2010 with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Marketing. Prior to coming to McCombs, she spent six years at Eli Lilly and Company holding several positions including internal auditor and more recently Six Sigma Black Belt. Naruby graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in Finance and a minor in Technology and Management. |
 Patrick CallahanVP |
Patrick is an MBA 2010 candidate at the McCombs School of Business, concentrating in Finance and Entrepreneurship.Prior to attending McCombs, Patrick worked in PricewaterhouseCooper’s Assurance practice in Austin, TX. At PwC, Patrick worked on a variety of audit engagements for public and private entities ranging from Fortune 15 corporations to local venture capital funds. These engagements included performing a variety of audit procedures and tests of controls in conjunction with SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. Patrick is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas as of 2007.
Patrick is originally from Houston, TX and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame in 2005 and with his Masters in Public Accounting from the University of Texas in 2006. |
 Edward LeBretonVP |
Edward F. LeBreton IV is a 2010 MBA candidate at the McCombs School of Business. He is concentrating his studies in Entrepreneurship and Finance.Prior to business school, Eddie worked in equity trading, as a Business Management Analyst at the Investment Technology Group, in equity research, as a Technology Consultant with FactSet Research Systems, and in international relations, as an Associate Advisor at the National Council on US-Arab Relations. Currently, Eddie is an Associate Producer for Venture Voice, a podcast designed for “entertaining entrepreneurship,” and an Advisor to Minggl, a software company focused on social network management.
Eddie graduated with a double major in Business Administration and Economics and a minor in Engineering Studies from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003. |
 Tim LosieVP |
Tim Losie is an MBA student at the McCombs School of Business, class of 2010, where he is concentrating on finance and entrepreneurship. Prior to business school Tim worked in the insurance industry in New York City and Denver, most recently as a broker where he negotiated deals that provided financial protection for financial institutions and their boards of directors and C-level officers. Currently, Tim serves as an officer in the Graduate Business Wine Club (Treasurer) and the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Association (VP of Spas), and he co-owns a spa consulting firm. Tim graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Economics. |
 Jonathan RichardVP |
Jonathan Richard is a 2010 MBA candidate student concentrating in strategic marketing and entrepreneurship. He began his career at Abbott Laboratories as a part of the engineering professional development program where he took on a variety of engineering, regulatory, supply chain, process improvement, and project management roles across multiple divisions. He then spent 2yrs as a program manager in Abbott’s Diagnostics Division, ultimately earning his project management professional (PMP) certification. Jonathan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.At McCombs, Jonathan is an officer in the Marketing Fellows, Entrepreneurship Society, and Consortium Fellows Business Association. He is also an active member of the Graduate Consulting Group, the Black Graduate Business Association, and has participated in multiple marketing and consulting projects. |
 Shannon TatzVP |
Shannon is an MBA candidate at McCombs and will graduate in 2010. Prior to coming to McCombs, Shannon was a Fulbright Scholar working on Fair Trade product marketing and distribution in Ecuador. While abroad, Shannon fell in love with startups as she consulted with cooperatives on how they could grow their businesses while also helping their communities through the Fair Trade network. She graduated magna cum laude from Boston College with a degree in International Studies. |
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| 2008 | |
 Carter RabasaPresident |
Carter graduated in May of 2009 with a specialization in Entrepreneurship. In addition to attending the McCombs School, Carter owns and operates DCK Sports LLC, a social recreational sports business that offers after-work activities and games to thousands of young adults in Washington, DC.Carter graduated from the College of William and Mary, with a BS in Economics and Computer Science. |
 Ron ZborilVP |
Ron graduated in May 2009 with a concentration in Finance. Prior to coming to McCombs, Ron was a Trader and Portfolio Manager for Sage Advisory Service, Ltd. Co. in Austin. He worked on their fixed income trading desk for several years and truly enjoyed the entrepreneurial spirit of the quickly growing firm. He is a graduate of Baylor University where he earned three degrees: Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Management. He was also a four year letter-winner and team captain of the Baylor Baseball team.In his free time Ron enjoys homebrewing beer, fly fishing, tying flies and building fly rods, working on his family’s ranch and spending time with his family. His long-term career goals involve “being his own boss one day.” |
 Rajiv BalaVP |
Rajiv graduated in May 2009 with concentrations in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Prior to attending the McCombs School, he spent five years at Texas Instruments as the Marketing Manager of Automotive Infotainment and as an Applications Engineer in the Digital Radio Group. Rajiv earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Rice University in 2002. He is currently interning with S3 Ventures and is a vice president of both the Entrepreneur Society and the Energy Technology Group. |
 Will ShoellkopfVP |
Will Schoellkopf is an MBA student at the McCombs School of Business, class of 2009. Previously, Will worked as an Associate Relationship Manager for Frost National Bank in Dallas, TX, primarily in the commercial middle-market lending group, where he learned about financing everything from cotton gins to insurance companies. Additionally, Will was a volunteer teacher of English as a Second Language in the Dallas area.Will earned his B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University. He is a member of the Graduate Finance Association, Graduate Marketing Network, and the Sport Entertainment and Media Association in addition to ES. |
 Scott ChiouVP |
Scott graduated in May 2009 with concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship. Prior to attending the McCombs School, Scott spent over six years with Avatier Corporation, a startup software company focusing on identity management in San Ramon, CA. At Avatier, Scott’s responsibilities focused on designing new technologies, managing IT security, and directing customer service.Scott graduated from Pomona College with a BS in Economics. |
